But the episode has a familiar ring. Once again short-sellers have found that their business is permitted and even lauded by regulators-until prices fall and the blame game begins.

This vignette is all too familiar to many software developers - even humdrum -but from the overall team perspective, there are several interesting things happening here.

That episode appeared to be part of an inconsistent, somewhat bumbling effort to keep Mr. Wu boxed up and harmless.